Legal Opinion
Griswold v. Quinn
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 8, 1916No. 19,801PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Appeal from Saline district court; Dallas Grover, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
The bishop of the diocese of Salina of the Protestant Episcopal church brought suit to enjoin the taxing officers from placing upon the tax rolls the residence of the bishop, claiming the property to be exempt under the statute. The court denied the injunction and plaintiff appeals.
The facts found by the trial court are these:
“1. The plaintiff, Sheldon M. Griswold; is a Bishop of the Episcopal Church, his title being Bishop of Salina. The District over which he has jurisdiction comprises all that portion of the State of Kansas that lies West…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stahl v. Kansas Educational Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
- Mason v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
- First Presbyterian Church of Perry v. MyersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1897
3Cited by12 opinions
- Ada County Assessor v. Roman Catholic Diocese of BoiseIdaho Supreme Court · 1993
- City of Nome v. Catholic Bishop of Northern AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
- Trustees of the United Methodist Church v. CogswellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
- Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Ada CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1993
- Nuns of the Third Order v. YounkinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
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